Dry outhouse



(No Model.) 2Sheets-Sheet 1. T. W. OARRIUO.

DRY OUTHOUSE.

N 338,826, Patented-Ma r. 30, 1886.

WITNESSES INVENTOR- N. PETERS. PholoLnhognphar. Washington, 0 c

NI-TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS W'. OARRIOO, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

DRY OUTHOUSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,826, dated March30, 1886.

Application filed November 10, 1885. Serial No. 182,368. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS W'. CARRIOO, a citizen of the United States,and residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DryOuthouses, ofwhich the following is so full, clear, and exact a description as willenable one skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of my improvedouthouse, showing its position over the vault and the apparatus which Iemploy in perfecting it. Fig. 2 is a crosssection of the same on theline :0 a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3

is a detail view of one of the barrels used in my improved house. Fig. 4is a top view of the same. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the sealing deviceemployed in covering my barrels when removing them. Fig. 6 is aringwhich is designed to be used on the inside of the barrel-head to serveas a fastening device for the cover and to strengthen the perforatedbarrel-head.

The main object of my invention is to provide an outhouse for townswhere Water is scarce and where it is impracticable to havewater-closets provided with running water, which shall be practicallyfree from odor and which shall be so constructed as to be easily cleanedout and purified from time to time without in any way interfering withthe use of the house; and to that end I provide two or more barrels andmeans for removing and replacing the same, as will be hereinafter fullyexplained.

Another object of my invention is to provide a means whereby the barrelsmay be removed without in any way disturbing the house over the vault;and to accomplish that I make the area of the vault larger than that ofthe floor of the house, and leave a place in the rear or at the side ofthe housc,where a wagon or cart may be backed up, and the end of thewagonbox may be caused to come directly underneath the barrel after itis raised up out of the vault.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a means whereby allliquids, impure juice, 810., may be kept confined in such away that theyshall not escape into the vault and produce the foul odors which alwaysarise from such cesspools, and which is one of the characterizingfeatures of the ordinary dry privyvault. This I accomplish by literallyconfining these juices, 850., in the tight barrels which I use in myouthouses and by making the covers which close the hoppers practicallyairtight, and by providing the hoppers with ventilating-fines and therear trap-door with openings through which escape all disagreeable andinjurious odors.

Still another object of my invention is to so construct the outhousethat no external water shall enter the vault, thus producing anaccumulation of foul sediment or debris in the bottom of the vaultoutside of the barrels; and to that end I make the vault water-tight andput it below the surface of the ground, and make the roof of the houseextend over the vault at the rear where there is no floor. as well as infront Where the vault is covered by both the floor and the roof, and byproviding an inclined trap-door which extends over the space where thereis no floor, thus forming a shed for any rain or snow which may beat induring a storm.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a barrel which shallbe easily and readily removed and emptied and cleansed; and to that endI construct the barrel of such material and provide it with certainminor improvements, as shall be fully set forth and claimed in anotherapplication filed of even date with this. In the accomplishment of thisobject I also employ a sleeve-connection for the hopper and barrel,which has been made the subject-matter of an application filed.

Having set forth the principal objects of my invention, and in generalterms the manner in which I accomplish these objects, I will now proceedto explain the construction of the several parts of my invention, whichlatter consists in the novel construction and arrangements of thevarious parts, as will be hereinafter set forth.

I am aware that some of these parts are old, and I do not lay claim,broadly, to such old parts; but what I believe to be new, useful,

novel, and of my invention I will point out particularly in the claimsat the end of the specification.

In all of the figures similar reference-letters are used to designatethe same parts.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will be observed that the house A is made intwo sections, separated by partition A which extends from the roofto'the top of the vault l3 and supports the inclined trap-door J. Thistrapdoor has holes j, over which extend the housings j, which opentoward the outer free edge of the door and are closed at their upperedge, thus forming a shed for any water which may fall on the door whileit is closed. This door may be provided with a spring or weight, or anysuitable device to keep it normally closed, thus preventing its beingopen, if forgotten, which would result unpleasantly, as water and otherforeign matter might be blown into the vault. The partition A comes downatapoint about midway between the front and back of the vault, leavingan uncovered space under the trap-door J. In front of this partition Iprovide the stool H, which is a suitable distance above the floor A, andis provided with holes H. To one side of these holes Iattach covers orlids b,and on the under side of these covers I attach a valve, 1),having inclined edges which fit the inclined edges of the holes H,forming a tightjoint. This joint may be packed by tacking rubber to thevalve, or in any suitable way, if desired. Just below these holes H, andencircling them,are the hoppers 0, having the necks O, which areprovided with projections c. A sleeve, D, is then provided with handlesd, an L-shaped slot, and it is slipped telescopically over this neck,and this forms a connection for the hopper and barrel E. This barrel Eis provided with a hole in the top, and this hole is adapted to receivethe sleeve D, thus forming a tight connection between the barrel and thehopper.

In the back part of the hopper O, I insert a ventilating tube or pipe,G, which extends up to the top and out through the roof, and is coveredby a cap, G.

At the back part of the vault I provide a hook, 1 to which I securesuitable blocks and tackle for use in removing the filled barrels. Thesebarrels are provided with loops 6 e and a curved bar, e, to which issecured the block and tackle in raising the barrel.

Each barrel is provided with a truck, E, which has rollers which serveto facilitate the ready removal of the barrels.

The operation is as follows: Place the barrels in position underneaththeir respective hoppers and connect the barrel with the hopper-neck bymeans of the sleeve D, then close down the trap-doorJ in the positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, Now the device is ready for use. Whenthe barrels become filled with the accumulations incident to barrelsperforming such offices in this connection, and when it is desired toremove and empty them,first open the trap-door J, shove the sleeve D uptill the lug on the neck hits the bottom of the L-shaped slot, and thengive the sleeve a slight twist or turn, and the lug will hold it up, andthe barrel may be rolled back on the truck. Y Then apply a cover to thebarrel, hoist it up by means of the blocks and tackle,

and back a cart or wagon under the suspended barrel, when it may belowered into the wagon and carted away, the head removed, and thecontents entirely removed. After the barrels 'tirely over the vault, andthe floor-of which covers only a part of said vault, while the'partitionin the house extends across the top of 0 the vault, dividing it aboutcentrally, and having the inclined door which covers the rear portion ofthe vault, and the receptacles in the vault provided with trucks uponwhich they may be rolled from beneath the hopper to the rear, and theblocks and tackle extending from the rear portion of the roof of thehouse which are adapted to engage with suitable hooks on the barrel, tofacilitate the removal of the same from the vault, all constructed andcombined to operate substantially as described, whereby the vault iskept always dry and free from moisture and the barrels THOMAS WV.CARBICO.

Witnesses:

J. R. EMSIE, GEORGE REED.

